Business
Helen Robson Walton, the widow of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton who was known for her philanthropic efforts, died Thursday evening at her home in Bentonville, Ark., of what the company said was natural causes.
April 21, 2007
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April 7, 1992
Brokerage Told to Pay Walton’s Nephew $9.69 Million: PaineWebber Inc. was ordered to pay $9.69 million by a three-member arbitration panel of the National Assn. of Securities Dealers for misleading the nephew of the late Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Jan. 9, 1993
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Chairman S.
Dec. 31, 1999
He started with a nickel-and-dime business, but when Sam M.
April 6, 1992
Computer software inventor and college dropout Bill Gates replaced entertainment mogul John Kluge atop the Forbes annual list of richest Americans, the magazine said Sunday.
Oct. 5, 1992
The 400 richest Americans are worth more than $1 trillion combined--and that tops the gross domestic product of China, Forbes magazine said Thursday.
Sept. 24, 1999
Wal-Mart manager creates online petition seeking change at company
May 8, 2012
Wal-Mart annual shareholders meeting sparks protests
May 30, 2012
Warren Buffett, the investor who began picking stocks at age 11 and prefers Omaha to Wall Street, nearly doubled his money in the last year to $8.3 billion, vaulting him to the title of richest American.
Oct. 4, 1993